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Every year, large numbers of U.S. college students decide to attend a higher education institution far away from home in the hopes of getting a fresh start and gaining more independence, and maybe even finding a new home for their post-graduation lives as well.<\/p>\n

But for Carla Clavell, her four years spent at Marymount University \u0096 more than 1,500 miles from her Puerto Rico home \u0096 gave her the tools she needed to continue her academic journey back on her home island after earning her bachelor\u0092s degree. In 2019, she completed her B.A. in Politics with a Communication minor at Marymount, and is now studying law at the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

Clavell has always dreamed of a legal career. Originally, she wanted to become a governmental legal aide, but realized this was not her ideal path after an internship on Capitol Hill. She found her path by participating in multiple Global Classroom Series courses while at Marymount, as well as a semester abroad in Madrid \u0096 experiences which opened her eyes to various possibilities.<\/p>\n

\u0093I liked going to other places, learning about other cultures, relating that culture to my own and seeing what makes us human.\u0094 <\/p>\n

Clavell in Madrid, Spain, where she spent a semester abroad in Spring 2017 at Saint Louis University.<\/em><\/p>\n

Clavell\u0092s growth while abroad also changed how she related to her Latina identity back in the United States.<\/p>\n

\u0093Puerto Rico\u0092s history is not taught in the U.S., so I had this opportunity of being Puerto Rican myself and getting to educate others,\u0094 Clavell said. \u0093Maybe it helped that I have gone to different places around the world and was able to understand other cultures, but I felt like I should be proud \u0096 that I should share it, because it\u0092s part of who I am.\u0094<\/p>\n

Clavell participated in Dr. Matthew Bakker\u0092s Sociology course on Global Inequality and Community Development in Havana, Cuba.<\/em><\/p>\n

These experiences have her torn between pursuing family law or international law, but her time at Marymount has Clavell leaning towards a future with the International Court of Justice. She says she appreciates international law\u0092s manner of immersing oneself in the history of another country to better understand its problems, and then approaching them in a way that is respectful of that country\u0092s unique history.<\/p>\n

\u0093I really like the idea of solving disputes between countries,\u0094 Clavell added. \u0093Going into law school, I wanted to help people within their settings. I guess that was my fuel for international law, because it correlates wanting to help people and going to different places, relating to their culture.\u0094 <\/p>\n

In Belize, Clavell learned about local fauna and flora through the Marine Biology and Tropical Ecology course taught by Dr. Todd Rimkus. She also tracked turtles in collaboration with the Hawksbill Hope NGO, and engaged with the local Gales Point community.<\/em><\/p>\n

Her Marymount education also taught Clavell how to approach political and legal situations. As an example, she recalls a Politics and Media course taught by Dr. Margaret Tseng which analyzed how media outlets portray social issues, using politicians\u0092 rhetoric and reinterpreting it for the common media consumer.<\/p>\n

Today, Clavell looks back fondly at her time in Marymount, and hopes others are able to do the same by taking advantage of their time at the University.<\/p>\n

\u0093Get out there and meet people, go to events. You get to know people from the whole world that you meet walking down the hall \u0096 sit down and have a conversation with them. It\u0092s how you learn about that person and where they\u0092re from,\u0094 she said. \u0093Also, study abroad if you have the chance. Any program with the Center for Global Education (CGE)<\/a> really changes your viewpoints and perspectives.\u0094<\/p>\n

\u0093Marymount really shaped me into who I am,\u0094 Clavell said proudly. \u0093Living in the dorms, working with the CGE or going to class \u0096 it shaped my professional ethics and my values, who I am and what I want to portray to the world. And that\u0092s present within me in every law school class, in who I am and what I want to do. I carry it with me.\u0094<\/p>\n

During her senior year, Clavell traveled with Dr. Jace Stuckey\u0092s Ancient Greece and Rome course to Athens, Greece, where she and her classmates fully immersed themselves in the country\u0092s history while forming lifelong bonds.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every year, large numbers of U.S. college students decide to attend a higher education institution far away from home in the hopes of getting a fresh start and gaining more independence, and maybe even finding a new home for their post-graduation lives as well. But for Carla Clavell, her four years spent at Marymount University […]<\/p>\n

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